A letter is addressed to three wives from their "best friend" Addie Ross, announcing that she is running away with one of their husbands - but she does not say which one.A letter is addressed to three wives from their "best friend" Addie Ross, announcing that she is running away with one of their husbands - but she does not say which one.A letter is addressed to three wives from their "best friend" Addie Ross, announcing that she is running away with one of their husbands - but she does not say which one.
- Won 2 Oscars
- 5 wins & 1 nomination total
James Adamson
- Porter's Butler
- (uncredited)
Joe Bautista
- Thomasino
- (uncredited)
Patti Brady
- Kathleen
- (uncredited)
Ralph Brooks
- Bookie Dancer at Country Club
- (uncredited)
John Davidson
- John
- (uncredited)
Sayre Dearing
- Country Club Member
- (uncredited)
Franklyn Farnum
- Country Club Member
- (uncredited)
Sam Finn
- Second Waiter
- (uncredited)
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- Trivia(at around 1h 16 mins) To get the proper look of derision from Linda Darnell in the scene where she stares at a photo of Addie, director Joseph L. Mankiewicz used a picture of Otto Preminger, the director who had given Darnell such a hard time on the set of Forever Amber (1947).
- GoofsIn one scene, a P-trap under a sink is shown leaking a huge amount of water. Being a drain, a P-trap would not leak unless the water was left on.
- Quotes
Mrs. Finney: Can't we have peace in this house even on New Year's Eve?
Sadie: You got it mixed up with Christmas. New Year's Eve is when people go back to killing each other.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Screen Writer (1950)
- SoundtracksWein, weib und Gesang Op. 333 (Wine, Women and Song)
(uncredited)
Music by Johann Strauss
Waltz danced by Deborah and Brad at the country club
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"Bingo!"
Warning! - possible mini-SPOILER to follow...
Other comments herein attest to this film's amazingly well-achieved wit and sophistication, both for its time and, when viewed today, outclassing almost anything I can think of in recent release. Twentieth-Century Fox gave Joseph L. Mankiewicz top-notch professionals to help him win his eventual Oscars for direction and screenplay.
One moment that will always spring to my mind when I recall this film is that wonderful character actress, Connie Gilchrist (so perfectly partnered in her scenes with one of my all-time beloveds, Thelma Ritter), reacting to Laura Mae's announcement of her engagement to her boss, Mr. Hollingsway, so well-played by the great Paul Douglas. As she falls in a dead faint, she emits a jubilant exclamation on her way to the floor: "Bingo!" One of this film's best guffaws and a nice counterpoint to some of the more subtle examples of humor in this example of what Hollywood can do when everything meshes so superbly.
Other comments herein attest to this film's amazingly well-achieved wit and sophistication, both for its time and, when viewed today, outclassing almost anything I can think of in recent release. Twentieth-Century Fox gave Joseph L. Mankiewicz top-notch professionals to help him win his eventual Oscars for direction and screenplay.
One moment that will always spring to my mind when I recall this film is that wonderful character actress, Connie Gilchrist (so perfectly partnered in her scenes with one of my all-time beloveds, Thelma Ritter), reacting to Laura Mae's announcement of her engagement to her boss, Mr. Hollingsway, so well-played by the great Paul Douglas. As she falls in a dead faint, she emits a jubilant exclamation on her way to the floor: "Bingo!" One of this film's best guffaws and a nice counterpoint to some of the more subtle examples of humor in this example of what Hollywood can do when everything meshes so superbly.
- gregcouture
- May 21, 2003
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- Gross worldwide
- $14,768
- Runtime1 hour 43 minutes
- Color
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- 1.33 : 1
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By what name was A Letter to Three Wives (1949) officially released in India in English?
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